Maha Shivaratri

Shiva is pure consciousness. He is the Supreme Lord’s greatest bhakta as he is always meditating upon Narayana. Known as the Lord of Destruction, he stands for the dissolution of the mind, which is exactly what we need in order for pure Love to awaken inside the heart. Through his Grace, Shiva destroys our pride and ego so that bhakti can grow in our hearts and we can rise to attain the Lotus Feet of Lord Narayana.

Shivaratri is a time to sincerely pray to Lord Shiva to ask him to awake himself in our hearts. As we bathe him in the form of a lingam, he is cleaning our inner impurities and awakening the devotion within us, so that we can realise him in our hearts and see him everywhere.

“Shivaratri is when you forget about your mind and let your mind dwell only on the Divine. That’s what Shivaratri is – it is uplifting you and really awakening what is deep inside of you. This is a very special night when Lord Shiva gives his blessings, “Whoever thinks of me tonight, I will bless him, I will help him to reach his true Self.” – Paramahamsa Vishwananda.

Throughout the night we will be awake, chanting Shiva’s bhajans, chanting the Mahamrityunjaya mantra, which translates as “overcoming death”, chanting Lingashtakam, performing a beautiful bathing ritual called abhishekam, as well as the yagna (fire ritual).

Programme:

18.00: Guru paduka abhishekam,
18:40: Ram puja, kalash puja, Vishwaksena puja.
19:30: 1. Shiva Lingam Abhishekam;
21.00: 2. Shiva Lingam Abhishekam;
00.00: 3. Shiva Lingam Abhishekam;
03.00: 4. Shiva Lingam Abhishekam.
Yagna will start after 2. Abhishekam and continue till  2:30.

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